Hello, dear readers, and welcome to the second stop in the The Near Witch Online Book Tour! This tour is sponsored by the awesome Hannah at The Book Vortex and is in celebration of the paperback release of Victoria Schwab's The Near Witch, coming to a book store near you on May 15th!
Today, we have a very special guest. The one and only Lexi was so kind as to stop by to answer some questions for you all. I hope you have as much fun reading her answers as I did. Pull up a chair, sit down, and get to know this amazing girl.
Marla: Hi, Lexi, and welcome to Starting the Next Chapter. I've got a few fun questions for you to help all the readers out there get to know you better.
First question: In 3 words, how would you describe yourself?
Lexi: My uncle would say foolish. My father would say strong. Magda and Dreska would say headstrong.
M: If you were to stumble across a time machine, where and when would you go?
L: Out. Beyond. Somewhere past the hills. Magda and Dreska told me once about the sea. Water forever and ever. I want to see that.
M: What's your favorite thing about Cole?
L: He's so quiet, and it makes you think he's not there, not really, but he is. He's always present, always listening. He'll be looking off, and I'll think he's far away, and I'll say something, half to myself, and then, hours later, he'll repeat it. He always hears me.
M: What is your absolute favorite thing to eat?
L: Fresh bread. I know, simple, right? But it's like home to me.
M: What is your favorite thing about the moor?
L: It goes on. It goes on in that forever way that makes you want to take off running, or shout, or sprawl out in the grass and watch the sky, just because you can. It is wild and free and infinite.
M: If you could spend an entire day with Cole, where would you go and what would you do?
L: I'd take him back to the hill beyond the village, the one where he first trusted me. Out on the moor like that, with Near out of sight, it would be feel like we were alone, just us in all the world. That can be a scary feeling sometimes, but with him, it's wonderful. He's so guarded in the town, but when it's just the two of us, he lets go. He untangles. I want a full day of him smiling, of him laughing, and holding me, all without flinching, without fear.
M: What part of the day do you prefer: day or night?
L: Night. The world is different. All the magic drifts to the surface, like dew, and you can see it, feel it, smell it.
M: What is your favorite season?
L: Fall. The winter is too cold, but that time before, when everything is dying. It's sad, but so beautiful.
M: Since StNC is a book blog, you know I've got to ask: What is your favorite book?
L: My father's. It's all I have left now, but it is everything. I like to set my fingers in the grooves where his wore down the cover. I love the book for that as much as the stories inside.
M: Okay, last, but not least, question. Lexi, we're all dying to know: Do you know the Muffin Man?
L: I don't know a muffin Man, but my mother has been teaching me to bake, so perhaps I could be a Muffin Girl?
Thanks for visiting Starting the Next Chapter, Lexi!
Make sure you keep an eye out for the paperback release of The Near Witch, which will be out on May 15th. Stay tuned, because the tour fun isn't over yet! There will be a special announcement on Tuesday, May 15th and a guest post from Victoria, herself, on Wednesday, May 16th!
Also, I hope you all will join me in extending congratulations to Victoria. She just sold her first adult fiction release, Vicious, to Tor! Congratulations, Victoria!
About The Near Witch
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
There are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
But when an actual stranger--a boy who seems to fade like smoke--appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know-- about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.
About Victoria
Website / Twitter / Blog / Tumblr / Goodreads
The Tour Schedule
Tuesday May 8- Hannah @ The Book Vortex
Wednesday May 9- Marla @ Starting the Next Chapter
Thursday May 10- Shalena @ Writer Quirk
Friday May 11- Kelly
Saturday May 12- Sara @ Through the Looking Glass and Back Again
Sunday May 13- Lindsay @ The Violet Hour
Monday May 14- Aeicha @ World Spelunking
Tuesday May 15- Everyone
Wednesday May 16- Marla @ Starting the Next Chapter
Thursday May 17- Kelly
Sources
Book Description: Goodreads
Author Photo: Author's Blog
Bio: Goodreads
Okay, that interview just made me want to read The Near Witch even more. If that's just a sample of the characters we'll meet in the book, I can't wait to read their full story and hear more about Lexi and Cole (quite possibly the only literary Cole I want to meet). :) Thanks for the great interview, Marla!
ReplyDelete*dances around* Told ya so! I'm telling you, it's a beautifully written book. And yes, he is a nice Cole to read about. I think you'll like him. :-)
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